Identification of Terrestrial Foliage Location, Type and Height for Scaled Physical Models

1. A method for identifying modeling characteristics of foliage items on a predetermined real property and placement of model foliage in an architectural model, the method comprising: identifying location of the real property relative to objective coordinates; collecting imagery data corresponding to the identified location of the real property; georeferencing the imagery data to the identified location of the real property; analyzing the imagery data to identify the foliage items on the real property; analyzing the imagery data to determine, for each of the identified foliage items, location information and type information; georeferencing each identified foliage item to the identified location of the real property; and modifying a CAM program that produces a computer numerically controlled (CNC) data file corresponding to the real property to include instructions to drill holes for placement of model foliage based upon modeling characteristics and georeferenced information identified for the foliage items and stored in the respective foliage item data files.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the imagery data is digital data collected from a source selected from the group comprising: satellite imagery and aerial imagery.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined location information indicates, for each respective foliage item, a longitude and latitude.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined type information indicates, for each foliage item, whether the foliage item is a shrub, an evergreen tree, or a deciduous tree.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination of type information is made substantially based upon spectral analysis.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determined type information comprises height information.

7. A method for integrating model foliage into a site model corresponding to a predetermined real property, the method comprising: identifying location of the real property relative to objective coordinates; collecting imagery data corresponding to the identified location of the real property; georeferencing the imagery data to the identified location of the real property; analyzing the imagery data to identify the foliage items on the real property; analyzing the imagery data to determine, for each of the identified foliage items, modeling characteristics comprising location information and type information and storing the determined modeling characteristics in a foliage item data file corresponding to the respective foliage item; georeferencing each identified foliage item to the identified location of the real property and storing georeference information in the respective foliage item data file; modifying a CAM program that produces a computer numerically controlled (CNC) data file corresponding to the real property to include instructions to drill holes based upon modeling characteristics and georeferenced information identified for the foliage items and stored in the respective foliage item data files; commanding a subtractive manufacturing device to fabricate the site model based upon the modified computer numerically controlled (CNC) data file; and placing model foliage items on the site model corresponding to the real property based upon the identified modeling characteristics.

8. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 7 , wherein the CNC data file is selected from the group consisting of: a G-code file, an M-code file, a DNC conversational, and an APT-code file.

9. The method for modeling foliage items according to claim 7 , wherein the imagery data is digital data collected from a source selected from the group comprising: satellite imagery and aerial imagery.

10. The method for modeling foliage items according to claim 7 , wherein the determined location information indicates, for each respective foliage item, a longitude and latitude.

11. The method for modeling foliage items according to claim 7 , wherein the determined type information indicates, for each foliage item, whether the foliage item is a shrub, an evergreen tree, or a deciduous tree.

12. The method for modeling foliage items according to claim 7 , wherein the determination of type information is made substantially based upon spectral analysis.

13. The method for modeling foliage items according to claim 7 , wherein the modeling characteristics further comprise height information.

14. A method for integrating model foliage into a site model corresponding to a predetermined real property, the method comprising: identifying modeling characteristics of foliage items on the real property based substantially on spectral analysis and georeferencing of the foliage items; modifying a computer aided manufacturing (CAM) program corresponding to the real property to include instructions to drill holes based upon modeling characteristics identified for the foliage items; commanding a subtractive manufacturing device to fabricate the site model based upon programming code generated by the modified CAM program; and placing model foliage items on the site model corresponding to the real property based upon the identified modeling characteristics.

15. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 14 , wherein the identifying of modeling characteristics comprises: identifying location of the real property relative to objective coordinates; collecting imagery data corresponding to the identified location of the real property; georeferencing the imagery data to the identified location of the real property; analyzing the imagery data to identify the foliage items on the real property; analyzing the imagery data to determine, for each of the identified foliage items, modeling characteristics comprising location information and type information; and georeferencing each identified foliage item to the identified location of the real property.

16. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 15 , wherein the imagery data is digital data collected from a source selected from the group comprising: satellite imagery and aerial imagery.

17. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 15 , wherein the determined location information indicates, for each respective foliage item, a longitude and latitude.

18. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 15 , wherein the determined type information indicates, for each foliage item, whether the foliage item is a shrub, an evergreen tree, or a deciduous tree.

19. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 15 , wherein the determination of type information is made substantially based upon spectral analysis.

20. The method for integrating model foliage into a site model according to claim 15 , wherein the modeling characteristics further comprise height information.